Bedpan



A. N. MABRY BEDPAN Filed May 17. 1923 A TTORNE Y Patented Sept. 9, 1924.

To all whom t may concern.

'iBe it known that I, ANNIE N.v MABRY, citizen of the United States, and resident-of NewYork, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful- Improvement in Bedpans, of which the following-is a specification. e r VThis invention "relatesto sick bedjutensils in general and particularly to bed pans. v

The prime object of this invention is to provide a bed pan of novel construction pro vided. with means for flushing it. Another object of this invention is to' provide means for controlling the flushing operation in my device.

In order to better bring forth the ladvantages of my invention a brief comparif` son between the existing types lof bed pans and my devices and its use will -be in place. Heretofore receptacles for the use of patients confined lto bed could be used, in most cases` only when the attendant was present, since the emptying or cleansing ofthe used receptacle could be only done by such attendant. y

At night times or at times when the attendant would not be at the bedside of the vsociated with the outer wall of the container, so as to preclude any leakage at this patient the latter was subjected to a great discomfort due to the absence of the at tendant, or when the receptacle was put 1n place before the attendant left and after the patient had used the pan and was forced to lie above the used pan before same was emptied by the attendant. v

My invention eliminates all the discomforts to whichthe patient is subjected by such delays, as he himself can readily cleanse the receptacle without thehelp of the attendant, by simply actuating a hand loperating device at the side of the pan.

The foregoing objects and comparisons will be more fully understood from the following description and the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 represents one of the many preferred forms of my device in connection with a receiving receptacle for the refuse.

Figure 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Figure 1. y

Referring to the drawings numeral 10 denotes an open receptacle of any suitable shape provided with a vperipheral iange 11 and having an outlet indicated at 12. The

5111** i' BEDPANJ Application led May 17, 1923. Serial No. 639,612.

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nel-shaped or similarly formed as shown in Figure m- Superiniposedk above the flange 11 :there is a iuid container or receiver; :13 provided bottom .of the receptacle may be veither funff at its innerwall with a plurality of apertures 'indicated at 14.

,Thereceptacle 10 and container-13` 'may be made fofy any lsuitable materialandthe top may be coveredv withcloth, libre,v wood the drawings.

vided a closable neck 15 throughv which` water or a disinfectant kmay be readily .passed into the fluid receiver.

. rubber or any other material not shown in Circumscribingthe inner face oftheinfv i ner wall ofthe receiver and normally vpressing against the apertures 14 is a band-like member4 16 of either rubber, impregnated fabric lor leather, which is held in its position adjacent to that innerwall and against apertures 14 by Ameans lof a spring device, indicated at 17, which -latter is operabl from without through handle 18.

This spring device 17 is water-tightly aspoint.

Apertures 14 facing the open receptacle V10 are preferably arranged in near proximity to the upper edge ofthe receptacle, 10. Attached to aperture 12 is a hose or pipe '19,'the ,free end of which isadapted to be inserted in a portable container, indicated at 20.' I

Before use of the bed pan, the containery is lled throughneck 15 with either water or disinfectant fluid, and is placed into the bed ofa patient while the hose 19 is inserted in the portable container `20.

intended purpose, a patient or the attendant may press vhandle 18 wherebyy band 16 is spread or loosened from. its tightening hold upon the inner wall ofthe container,

whereby apertures 14 are freedand permit the uid from the container to flush the receptacle 10. e

This operation causesthe refuse to liow through hose 19- into the `portable receiver 20, which may be emptied at any time after the use of the bed pan.

While I have shown a specific construction of mydevice and mentioned the thereof for patients in siek-beds only, be it understood that its construct-ion shape and use may be varied, as it may loereadily applied for douoing or any other purpose, and I therefore reserve formy'self the right to make elianges and improvements wit-,111T in the broad scope of my invention, for which I claim: l

l. A flusliable bed pan having a Huid reservoir provided with perforations `fae- -iI-ig the pan proper, means normali)v closing the perforations and operating meansA for releasing said closing means at will.

A lushable bed pan comprising an open receptacle, 'a 'luid reservoir superimposed above the former andprovided With apertures facing said receptacle, closing means for said apertures, and operating means for releasing said lclosing means at will.

3. A lushable bed pan comprising an open reoeptaele, a fluid container superimposedv above the former and provided with a plurality ofapertures -faoing said receptacle, a band Within said Container normally pressing against said apertures, operating means for said band adapted to adaptedv to spread said Ahand when ludis to loe allowed to pass into said receptacle.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 15th day of May, A. D. .1923. y n

ANNIE N, MARR-Y2` 

